Suicide rates increase to 30 percent, CDC Reports

In a new report by the federal health officials, it has reported that the suicide rates are up by about 30 percent across the nation and it was since rising from 1999.

As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the total number of people who have done suicide, from them only half of the people had mental health illness and were going through the depression. This thing is now believed to be the major cause of suicide.

There are many cases which are due to mental illness and may have been diagnosed as per CDC. It also reported that the stress in relationship stress, abuse, and financial problems are the main reasons which contribute to the trends. The researchers of the CDC said in their report that from the year 1999 to 2015, the rate of suicide had been increased among the sexes which include all ethnic groups and urbanization levels.

The news of suicide done by the fashion designer Kate Spade is capturing the headlines. It makes the people wonder about the groups like middle-aged women who are at high risk. As per the principal deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat, middle-aged adults had the largest number of suicides, and they have a particularly high increase in suicide rates. The results of the study are said to be very disturbing.

In 2016, more than 45,000 people had died, and Schuchat said that they are trying to have a study and to look at the state level over time. The rate of suicide has increased in every state since 1999, and it has increased more than 30 percent.

According to the Dr. Jack Rozel, who is the medical director of the Allegheny crisis services have the facility in Pittsburgh and also the president of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry had said that they might be in the part because it is difficult to get mental health care. He added by saying that he had been running a mental health care center and had 150 staff. They provide nearly 150,000 services every year, but still, his team faces difficulty in providing support to people sometimes.

As per the CDC, it said that when you found someone disturbed, then stay with them and give them support. At this social media world, social isolation is increasing at an alarming rate, and overcoming this; we need to have connectedness.

Rick Nesser was born and raised in Great Falls. Rick has worked as a freelance journalist for nearly a decade and written for Tribune Media, TODAY and Joystiq. As a journalist for United News Desk, Rick covers health and fitness related news supplements.

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